Chpt. 3: Assessing and Quantifying

Question 1

Collective area covered with tree crowns; most easily determined by aerial photographs

Answer 1

canopy cover

Question 2

A quantitative comparison of the benefits derived minus the costs to produce them

Answer 2

cost-benefit analysis

Question 3

A computer application used to store, view, and analyze geographical information, typically maps

Answer 3

geographic information system

Question 4

satellite navigation system that provides specially coded satellite signals that can be processed in a receiver, enabling the receiver to compute positions; used in mapping locations

Answer 4

global positioning system GPS

Question 5

Suite of software products and management tools including STRATUM, UFORE, and MCTI; allows the user to inventory the urban forest and analyze the costs, benefits and management needs

Answer 5

i-Tree

Question 6

In urban forestry, an evaluation and cataloging of canopy cove, species composition, size distribution of trees in forest preserves, remnants, fragments, and other open spaces. Information on hydrological, geologic, biological, historical, or ecological features may be included

Answer 6

natural resource inventory

Question 7

Street tree and cost benefit analysis tool created by the USDA Forest Service

Answer 7

STRATUM: Street Tree Resource Analysis for Urban Forest Managers

Question 8

Record of each tree within a designated population; typically includes species, size, location, condition, and maintenance requirements

Answer 8

tree inventory

Question 9

System that uses field data to to provide information on the amount and value of atmospheric contaminant removal, carbon storage, and energy conservation

Answer 9

UFORE: Urban Forest Effects Model

Question 10

Proactive approach to resource management in which maintenance tasks are identified and scheduled in advance rather than in response (reactive) to customer calls

Answer 10

work scheduling